Forums in the Game Design Niche
These are the 50 most relevant discussion forums in the game design niche. Some of these forums focus exclusively on the game design niche while others may only devote one or two sub-forums to it.
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Graphic Design Forums: A friendly forum for designers
For all your graphic design & website design related discussion, advice & assistance. FREE TO JOIN so come & say hello :-)
http://www.graphicdesignforums.co.uk/
2.
www.go4expert.com
Forum has 97,250 posts.
https://www.go4expert.com/forums/
3.
Circlo
Online Magazine Covering the eCommerce Industry
http://www.designerstalk.com/forums/
4.
RaGEZONE
Forum has 787,975 topics.
https://forum.ragezone.com/
5.
Graphic Design
vBulletin Forums
http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/
6.
www.ivory.co.uk
Enter the Ivory Game Maker UK Forum to discuss all things board game related. If you need help making a new game, maybe the help of others would be beneficial.
https://www.ivory.co.uk/gamemaker/forum
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Webmaster
TalkFreelance
https://www.talkfreelance.com/
8.
BRP Central - The Chaosium forums
https://basicroleplaying.org/
9.
Game Career Guide Forums
Learn everything you need to know to get into the videogame industry!
http://www.gamecareerguide.com/forums/
10.
Kingdom Hearts Insider
Kingdom Hearts game series discussion forum
http://forums.khinsider.com/
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UrbanToronto
UrbanToronto Forum
https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/
12.
Cre8asiteforums Marketing and
An online community for marketing, managing, and making websites that work. Established 1998. Owned by Internet Marketing Ninjas.
http://www.cre8asiteforums.com/forums/
13.
V7N
Friendliest webmaster forum on the Internet! Discuss graphic design, scripting, web hosting issues or search engine optimization.
http://www.v7n.com/forums/
14.
kirupaForum
Got a web design/development question or just want to hang out with the most awesome people on the planet? Drop on in!
http://www.kirupa.com/forum/
15.
International Web Developers N
The International Web Developers Network, free registration and resources for all website developers.
http://www.iwdn.net/
16.
RPG Maker Forums
Forum software by XenForo
https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/
17.
PSPgweber Forums
All general game discussion boards related to PSP, PS Vita and PS3. Game News, Updates, Questions, CWCheats, Themes, Tutorials, Emulators and more..
http://www.pspgweber.com/forums/
18.
Tech Support Guy
Just missed the top 10.
http://forums.techguy.org/
19.
The Garage Journal
Garage design & tool discussion for the working man,,,
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/
20.
NeoGAF
It's a video game message board on the internet
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/
21.
DesignCommunity
The Design Community web zone is a friendly portal for discussion and mutual support in design, architecture, green building, architectural graphics, community and environmental quality issues.
http://arch.designcommunity.com/
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rpgcodex > check our fundraiser drive for Monomyth on the front page. Also fuck you Haba
Forum has 138,804 topics.
https://rpgcodex.net/forums/
23.
boardgamegeek.com
https://boardgamegeek.com/forums/region/1/bgg
24.
fuk.co.uk
https://www.fuk.co.uk/threads/
25.
Storm8 Community Forums
The official forum for Storm8! Come talk about your favorite games!
https://forums.storm8.com/forum.php
26.
RPG PUB
Tabletop RPG Discussion
https://www.rpgpub.com/
27.
ChiefTalk Forum
https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/
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Webmaster Forums
Webmaster forums offers help and resources in web development, website design, web hosting, search engine marketing, HTML, XML, Perl, Java, JavaScript,xhtml CSS, PHP, mySQL, SEO and web design
http://www.webmasterforums.com/
29.
Microchip
https://www.microchip.com/forums/
30.
WinDrivers Computer Tech Suppo
This is a discussion forum powered by vBulletin. To find out about vBulletin, go to http://www.vbulletin.com/ .
https://forums.windrivers.com/forum.php
31.
www.dreamincode.net
https://www.dreamincode.net/forums/
32.
3D Realms Forums
Forum has 771,808 posts.
https://forums.3drealms.com/vb/
33.
Giant in the Playground Forums
The Giant in the Playground message boards, where fans of the Order of the Stick webcomic congregate to discuss gaming and such.
https://www.giantitp.com/forums/
34.
forums.giantitp.com
The Giant in the Playground message boards, where fans of the Order of the Stick webcomic congregate to discuss gaming and such.
https://forums.giantitp.com/
35.
Stargate SG-1 Roleplaying Game
https://stargatetherpg.com/forums/
36.
Fan Clubs
Fan Clubs is an online community where fans of sports, gaming, and entertainment can connect with people who share similar interests.
https://www.talkwhateveronline.com/
37.
rpggeek.com
https://rpggeek.com/forums
38.
Warrior Nation
Warrior Nation is about casual and competitive video game e-Sports expanding upon mind-shattering imagination within a world of virtual game play.
http://warriornation.net/Forum/
39.
CivFanatics Forums
Forum has 254,876 members.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/
40.
bit-tech.net Forums
bit-tech.net's discussion forum. Dedicated to pc case mods, computer hardware, overclocking and gaming.
http://forums.bit-tech.net/
41.
My Way Out Forums
vBulletin Forums
https://www.mywayout.org/community/
42.
Steve Jackson Games Forums
The SJ Games discussion forums.
https://forums.sjgames.com/
43.
Apolyton Civilization Site
Forum Description
https://apolyton.net/forum.php
44.
SailingForums.com
One Design Sailing Community - Discuss sailboat racing, rigging, repair, rules, measuring, and class politics. Message Boards for Laser/ILCA, Sunfish, J/24, 470, Star, Hobie, C-14, and more.
http://sailingforums.com/
45.
BigFooty
AFL Australian Rules Football forum, footy blogs and aussie rules community. Live game chat.
https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/
46.
Site Owners Forums
Forum has 55,768 members.
https://siteownersforums.com/
47.
Accessify Forum: Web Accessibility Discussion Forums
Discussion about making websites accessible to people with disabilities.
http://www.accessifyforum.com/
48.
AtariAge Forums
Forum has 2,931,191 posts.
https://atariage.com/forums/index.php
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Black Sea Studios Forums
Black Sea Studios forums
http://forums.blackseastudios.com/
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Arcade@Home™ Forums
https://www.arcadeathome.com/forums/
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About the Game Design Niche
Game design is the art of applying design and aesthetics to create a game for entertainment or for educational, exercise, or experimental purposes. Increasingly, elements and principles of game design are also applied to other interactions, in the form of gamification. Game designer and developer Robert Zubek defines game design by breaking it down to its elements, which he says are the following: • Mechanics and systems, which are the rules and objects in the game • Gameplay, which is the interaction between the player and the mechanics and systems • Player experience, which is how users feel when they're playing the game. Games such as board games, card games, dice games, casino games, role-playing games, sports, video games, war games, or simulation games benefit from the principles of game design. Academically, game design is part of game studies, while game theory studies strategic decision making. Source: WikiPedia
Saki Says...
Yikes - this is a VERY competitive niche but if you had a forum in this niche you could potentially make a lot of money!
